Essays

All Posts
Essays
Literature
Features
About

Jul 27
4 min

The Use of Narrative in War

Until the world returns to the destructive, wide scale near-peer wars of the last century, narrative is king on the asymmetric battlefield.

Write a comment

X Vallez

Jul 20
3 min

A Toolbox For Storytellers

These five things helped me to constantly look at how people and events are connected and maintain a storytelling mindset.

Write a comment

J. R. Guillermo

Jul 20
3 min

On the Importance of Fairy Stories

Fairy stories impart a culture’s “common sense” by making it understandable to children.

Write a comment

Overmind

Jul 7
2 min

Being Your Own Best Protagonist

There are times wherein an organization’s best narrative protagonist is its own self. Here are here are 3 points for consideration.

Write a comment

X Vallez

Jul 6
3 min

Getting Into the Habit of Storytelling

Transforming yourself and your people into effective and engaging storytellers entails training and repetition.

Write a comment

How to Cram Your Presentation in 10 minutes

X Vallez

Jun 29
2 min

How to Cram Your Presentation in 10 minutes

If suddenly you are put on the spot to prepare a presentation with a deck in 10 minutes, do not panic. Here are some things you can do.

Write a comment

X Vallez

Jun 29
2 min

Teaching Through Stories

Storytelling is one of, if not the most effective pedagogical tool. It attacks emotion, which is more vulnerable than reason and belief.

Write a comment

X Vallez

Jun 22
2 min

Telling Company Horror Stories

Horror stories are as valuable as the stories of heroism, resilience, and other virtues that the members of the organization have displayed.

Write a comment

Looking For Your Audience In The Lockdown Era

X Vallez

Jun 19
3 min

Looking For Your Audience In The Lockdown Era

We need to remember that storytelling originated in the smallest unit of the society––the family.

Write a comment

ianamane

Jun 15
7 min

Self-tasking

Self tasking requires team members to create their own tasks to bring the team closer to the goal. Read about Overmind's work process here.

Write a comment

ianamane

Jun 9
4 min

Film Building for Teams

How the filmmaking process can help teams build and refine goals, roles, and relations.

Write a comment

X Vallez

Jun 8
2 min

Getting Your Core Values Off Your Walls

How successful are these companies in making sure these values do not just line up their halls but also the hearts and minds of their people

Write a comment

X Vallez

Jun 8
3 min

The Story is The strategy

Horowitz prescribes a quick answer: a compelling story puts the company in motion. For him, the story articulates the organization’s “why”.

Write a comment

X Vallez

Jun 1
3 min

Building a storytelling culture

The organization itself must become a nurturing storytelling space. And like in any situation, the leader must lead by example.

Write a comment

X Vallez

Jun 1
3 min

Storytelling is also for Introverts

How can you harness the power of storytelling if you are the shy type, one who would rather disappear into the background?

Write a comment

J. R. Guillermo

May 13
3 min

Narratives and Neo-Tribalism

The last century has seen an unprecedented amount of social mobility. Never has so many people voluntarily displaced themselves at any given

Write a comment

J. R. Guillermo

May 13
3 min

What We Lose When We Lose the Cinema

One of the hardest hit brick-and-mortar establishments during the COVID-19 pandemic is the cinema. Industry leaders in the United States hav

Write a comment

Gaming, Collaborative Storytelling and Building a Culture (Part 2)

J. R. Guillermo

May 12
3 min

Gaming, Collaborative Storytelling and Building a Culture (Part 2)

n my previous post, we covered a basic overview of this emerging trend of player audience agency and collaborative storytelling. What I will

Write a comment

Gaming, Collaborative Storytelling and Building a Culture

J. R. Guillermo

May 12
2 min

Gaming, Collaborative Storytelling and Building a Culture

Storytelling is, by nature, a collaborative effort. The most basic manifestation of this is the relationship between the storyteller and the

Write a comment

ianamane

May 12
2 min

G.I. JOEs and The Tales You Tell

We never grew up to be GI Joes or anything close. We ended up living fairly normal lives but there was that summer, and maybe three more sum

Write a comment

{"items":["5f0591636a16d70017678845","5f0d2babd5e62c0017d90811","5f0590c9bd55910017ea1abd","5efc224bb8123d001744158a","5edefd06b3e3d2001725b3dc","5ed5d1a184140c001768d1f3","5ed089def95b5000173bf44a","5eccdc6fc035170017491364","5ee1df6088a2aa002ea273a7","5edf3056a8b68e0017dcb04e","5ed5eac70f03b5002df550cc","5ec4d2adad50c70017d5bc2f","5ebe1728b15dca0017839b1d","5eb90b2e2114db0017dfedd0","5ec238d297ec8f0017338602","5ebb7ada28e68a0017ccd59a","5ebb7a1f62eb6600170711a9","5eb8ed166b981a0017c4c5d2","5eb8ec7180b217001744212f","5eb8e39bbd299b0017cae4c3"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":940,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":16,"galleryMargin":0,"floatingImages":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCubeRatio":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"useCustomButton":false,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryHorizontalAlign":"center","galleryTextAlign":"center","galleryVerticalAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"expand","fullscreen":true,"allowSocial":true,"allowDownload":false,"allowTitle":true,"allowDescription":false,"loveButton":true,"loveCounter":false,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","scrollDirection":0,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowTitleExpand":true,"allowDescriptionExpand":true,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"AUTOMATIC","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"textsVerticalPadding":0,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"titleDescriptionSpace":6,"customButtonText":"","customButtonBorderWidth":1,"customButtonBorderRadius":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowContextMenu":true,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.75)"},"galleryLayout":2,"modifiedGallerySize":true,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":1440,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}

THE STORYTELLING HIVE